In this sodden grey dreariness otherwise known as “Seattle in the Winter,” it is often hard to think about growth, accomplishment and getting things done. The days grow longer imperceptibly, a half minute today, a full minute tomorrow. A turtle could move faster. And where did all the neighbors go? Does anyone even live here?…
Measuring success in the business world can be difficult. All good project managers know that unless specific success criteria are determined at the onset of a project, there will be nothing against which to compare whether or not the project did what it was intended. So we plan and we create milestones and we identify…
One of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies is The Outlaw Josey Wales. Clint’s character, Josey Wales, travels out west after the Civil War. Early in the story, Josey meets up with Chief Dan George – called Lone Watie in the film according to IMDb, although I can never see him as anything other than Chief…
The other morning on my way into work, I had the pleasure of listening to Susan Stamberg on NPR. I like Susan’s stories – they are intelligent, interesting and upbeat. On this particular morning she was talking about the 90th anniversary of the Phillips Collection, a museum of modern art, in Washington, D.C. Susan spoke…
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